# goddam vs Gotham

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goddam
*noun · frequency rank #42,160*
An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War.

### Gotham
*name · IPA /ˈɡɒθəm/ · frequency rank #14,550*
Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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